She misspelled an aunt's name on a bereavement form. Four days later, PNC fired her
A bank employee says she was fired over a misspelled name on a bereavement form. She's now suing PNC for FMLA and ADA violations.
Belinda Chambers filed suit on May 5, 2026, in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging PNC Bank terminated her in retaliation for using protected medical leave and asking for disability accommodations.
Chambers worked at PNC for about eight years, most recently as a senior internal support specialist earning approximately $48,000 a year. According to the complaint, she lives with anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and had taken FMLA leave in 2019, 2022, and 2023 to manage those conditions and a string of personal tragedies, including a sexual assault in 2020 and the deaths of two sisters in late 2022.
In January 2024, she asked for a workplace accommodation: an additional 15-minute break, as needed, to take medication. The filing states she submitted her physician's paperwork on January 26, 2024, followed up again in May, and was still awaiting a decision in August.
The case turns on a bereavement leave request. In late July 2024, two of Chambers' fiancé's family members - a great-uncle and an aunt - died within days of each other. Her supervisor approved the leave but, according to the complaint, asked for obituaries and daily email updates. In one email, Chambers spelled the deceased aunt's name "Erica" instead of "Erikka." She...
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